Re: Origin Sticker question

> Anyone ever question this, take a look at Windows.

Having used Linux for 3 years now, I will never ever switch back to Microsoft. Linux is so much better. Dare I say "Linux is to Microsoft" as "Toyota is to Ford." Remember those word association S.A.T. tests?

I won't mind buying either a Kentucky Camry or an Aichi Camry--I know both are *Excellent* excellent cars. But I have to admit, I will be leaning a bit towards the Aichi/Tsutsumi plant.

I didn't make a close, careful examination of my dealer's Aichi and Georgetown Camrys. For one thing, it was freezing outside, and I musta spent 20 minutes just deciding on whether I liked the Salsa Red Pearl or Lunar Mist Metallic (silver?) better. Still undecided on that dour red and odd silver. The Mineral Green Opalescent is kinda nice though. Too bad the Camrys don't come in Impulse Red Pearl like the Corollas--now that's a snazzy car color.

I will say this about the two Camrys. I noticed that all the domestic Camrys had a driver-side fender top edge point that didn't fully line up with the lower left edge of the windshield frame piece. I'm not sure what the official names of these pieces are. However, in the Aichi Camrys, they lined up perfectly.

I hate to say it, but I think our Kentucky plant's management may need to look into this? Come on guys! I know you can do it. You're probably almost there.

I will be perfectly happy with either a Georgetown or Aichi machine.

Still haggling over price. Told my local dealer that I'm willing to spend only $300 over the

18,200 that I can get from a dealer one-hundred miles away. Local salesman says he isn't going lower than 18,900. I suppose we'll see at the end of the quota month if he really isn't budging and won't accept my 18,500 offer.

Meanwhile the dealer 100 miles away just emailed me a lower selling price: 17,988 from his original

18,200. Gee, some dealers just try harder, it seems.

I would prefer buying locally, though. If I wait till the end of the month (or actually January 3 is when the $500 rebate expires) and my local dealer really does not budge from 18,900, do you think its likely Toyota will renew the rebate for January?

Thanks very much.

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Built_Well
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If Linux is so much better why are your Pan posts not generating the proper message IDs so they will stay grouped within a tree view of the conversation? Everyone of your replies are creating new conversations.

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badgolferman

You just proved my point. The quality of the Georgetown and the Tsutsumi Camrys is about the same. People mistake "quality" manufacturing as being perfect when in the manufacturing world, "quality" is adherence to a tolerance or specification. If the fenders within a production range on all of the Georgetown Camrys are equally mis-aligned, then the assembly quality of the fender is perfect but the specifications are incorrect.

For Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., the end of a sales month is the second working day of the following calendar month. Toyota-to-dealer incentives are typically stair-stepped. That is, the incentives go up as they reach pre-determined sales levels. If a dealer is 1 or 2 cars away from getting the next higher incentive level, then you will get an excellent deal for that 1 or 2 cars but if he is a long ways away then the deal will not be any better than the next dealer.

My guess is that Toyota's rebate in January will continue but at a lower rate.

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Ray O

You can say anything you want but this simply isn't accurate.

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FanJet

you cant compare a car build in japan with the one build in the us.remember the 4 cyl vega,ford pinto,or any 4 cyl engines built in usa.they dont last to long.japanise autos are better than us autos.buy japanise if you want quality.usa 4 cyl dont last to long.i drive a 94 camry with over 300,000 miles.never rebuilt.if you want to throw your money away,then get an american car(4 cyl).even volvos,bmws,beat any us car.i hate to admit that but is real.when i heard that they where going to build or assemble the toyotas in usa,i said,there will be to many broken toyotas in the streets.of course,you might dissagree with me,but the americans can not afford to build good toyotas.they will loose the sale of american cars.so they will build the toyotas american style(with their technolgy)

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Ann Costa

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